In 1797, president john adams sent charles cotesworth pinckney, elbridge gerry and john marshall to paris to negotiate an
alliance between france and the united states. charles talleyrand, the french foreign minister, refused to receive the
americans. instead, he designated three unofficial agents to negotiate with them. these agents demanded that america pay for
alleged wrongs done to france, grant a large loan to finance the french war with britain, and pay a bribe of about $240,000 to
talleyrand
by which name is this diplomatic controversy better known?
a)
jay's treaty
b)
the quasi-war
the xyz affair
d)
the maximillian affair
new republic through reconstruction